Man charged with weapons, drug offences following search of home: Halifax police
Halifax Regional Police has charged a man with weapons and drug offences following a search of a Halifax residence on Wednesday.
Members of the Drug Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division conducted a search of a residence in the 5500 block of Cogswell Street in Halifax around 4:30 p.m.
Police say investigators seized a loaded firearm, ammunition, cash and a quantity of cocaine and fentanyl.
A man was arrested at the residence without incident, according to a news release from Halifax police.
Justin Muir, 44, has been charged with:
- possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
- possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- possession of a firearm obtained by crime
- possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- unauthorized possession of a firearm
- storing a firearm contrary to the regulations
- unsafe storage of a firearm
- two counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to a court order
- two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking
Muir was scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Thursday.
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